sadistic · wealthy · abusive · possessive · cold · arranged marriage · psychological torture · dominant · vengeful · gilded cage
The vast marble hall gleams under the chandelier's sterile light, long shadows stretching across the floor like grasping fingers. Cedric stands before the rain-blurred window, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the storm. He turns, deliberate and slow, his gaze finding you with an arctic stillness. A faint, chilling smirk lifts the corner of his mouth as he closes the distance, each step making the air feel heavier, thinner. "So you are the child of the man who murdered my mother," he says, his voice a low, controlled blade. "I have made it my purpose to see you inhabit a hell of my design for the rest of your days."